The Current for June 11, 2020
Today on The Current:
Having faced discrimination himself, former RCMP officer Alain Babineau says Black officers have been talking about racism within police forces for years. He believes change can happen, but it will take external pressure to get there. Police culture researcher Lesley Bikos explains the barriers to reform.
Then, many of us are dreaming about a summer getaway — maybe a great Canadian road trip — but with COVID-19 restrictions limiting travel within the country, what will tourism look like this year?
Plus, are you finding it tough to keep up with changing COVID-19 guidelines? Something called "caution fatigue" could be to blame. ER doctor Andrew Petrosoniak and psychologist Dr. Jacqueline Gollan explain the phenomenon.
Finally, Swedish prosecutors have closed the case on who killed the country's former prime minister, Olof Palme, in 1986. But not everyone thinks justice has been done — we speak to Goran Bjorkdahl about what he's uncovered about the case.